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Transportation planning organization looking for input
Sept. 28. The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) is developing future transportation projects for Iredell, Mecklenburg and Union counties, and is requesting resident input on potential transportation priorities. Three major Cornelius projects are included and town officials urge residents to support the proposal. “All of these are great projects for Cornelius,” said Mayor Pro […]
Griffins buy building for ZoomUp HQ
Sept. 26. That mysterious, but good-looking building with the awesome cars at the corner of Liverpool and Sefton Park has been sold to members of the Griffin family who will use it as a home base for ZoomUp. ZoomUp is a new business venture that focuses on acquiring businesses in traditional lines of work—a plumbing […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Sept 25
Incidents 190924106 B&E Commercial 19010 Statesville Rd 23:55:59 09/24/19 ACT Freemans Car Stereo 190924063 Larceny 21120 Brinkley St 15:26:00 09/24/19 ACT Hoffman, John 190924060 Comm Threats 19811 Sandyedge Dr 14:01:52 09/24/19 ACT Hirsch, Christi Anne 190924038 Larceny 20257 Harroway Dr 11:25:18 09/24/19 ACT Mathot, Heather McFern 190924031 Larceny 17111 Statesville Rd 10:54:27 09/24/19 ACT Home […]
Bethel BBQ Sept. 26 will be the last one
Sept. 9. By Dave Yochum. The 25th Annual Bethel Presbyterian Church BBQ Sept. 26 will be the last one at the historic Cornelius Church. Rising costs and changing demographics and tastes are to blame. But this is not the church’s final mission event by any means. The barbecue has helped more than 20 local charities […]
Firefighters will train tonight at old Rite Aid
Sept. 24. What do you do with a late-1990s big box that will soon be demolished? You use it as a training prop. Fire Chief Guerry Barbee says the Cornelius-Lemley Volunteer Fire Dept. is using the roof of the old Rite Aid at the corner of Jetton and West Catawba to simulate what to do if an […]
It’s only a test, but sirens will sound Oct. 9
The outdoor warning sirens around the McGuire Nuclear Station will be tested at 11:50 am Wednesday, Oct. 9. The 67 sirens within 10 miles of the McGuire Nuclear Station will sound for three minutes. The test is performed in cooperation with emergency officials in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and Catawba counties, who are responsible for sounding […]
20 new houses worth more than $40 million in construction
By Dave Yochum. Cornelius may be getting wealthier and grayer. An informal survey of new building permits shows more than two dozen single-family homes are under construction or were built between Jan. 1 of 2017 and mid-August of this year. Construction values of three individual homes—one on Freshwater, one on Mollypop and one on Belle Isle—weigh […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Sept 18
Incidents 190916067 Found Property 21440 Catawba Av 9/16/2019 18:15 ACT N/A 190916055 B&E Vehicle 18630 Bonham Ln 9/16/2019 15:44 ACT Williams, Mindy Anne 190916026 Fraud 12231 Mayes Rd 9/16/2019 9:01 ACT Craven, Peggy 190916014 B&E Vehicle 17812 Delmas Dr 9/16/2019 8:03 ACT Summerville, Zachery 190916011 B&E Vehicle 17640 Delmas Dr 9/16/2019 7:57 ACT Greene, Abby […]
School options: Committees lay out choices for local towns
By Dave Yochum. The Cornelius Educational Options Study Commission was created to evaluate options related to HB514 and the ability of local jurisdictions to establish charter schools. HB 514 gives four Charlotte suburbs—Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews and Mint Hill—the authority to create and operate their own charter schools. The suburbs can limit enrollment in the new […]
Legislators will hold ‘Town Hall’ Thursday at 7 pm
Sept. 17. By Dave Yochum. NC Sen. Natasha Marcus and NC Rep. Christy Clark will host a Town Hall style discussion starting at 7 pm Thursday at Cornelius Town Hall. There’s plenty to talk about, with North Carolina once again making national news—rightly or wrongly—for the veto over-ride in Raleigh last week Both Clark and […]
